Most Yearly Precipitation in Elizabeth City History

This is a list of the largest annual precipitation totals ever recorded in Elizabeth City, North Carolina history from 1911–2024.

What Was the Wettest Year in Elizabeth City History?

According to NOAA records, the most precipitation that Elizabeth City, North Carolina has ever received in a single calendar year is 72.5 inches which occurred in 1979.

Year to date though March 31, 2024: 14.6 inches

Elizabeth City Precipitation by Year

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (inches)
2024	112	14.6
2023	100	36.8
2022	23	56.3
2021	29	55.1
2020	2	65.4
2019	24	56.1
2018	12	58.7
2017	74	44.5
2016	32	55.0
2015	3	61.6
2014	51	49.6
2013	101	36.7
2012	80	43.6
2011	111	22.1
2010	21	57.1
2009	14	58.1
2008	68	45.5
2007	109	30.0
2006	27	55.6
2005	61	47.4
2004	82	43.3
2003	17	57.2
2002	70	45.4
2001	110	28.5
2000	45	51.1
1999	28	55.1
1998	52	49.2
1997	105	34.5
1996	5	61.4
1995	98	38.1
1994	58	48.4
1993	78	43.8
1992	65	46.9
1991	18	57.2
1990	76	44.0
1989	10	59.2
1988	84	41.5
1987	83	42.2
1986	102	36.5
1985	69	45.5
1984	46	50.6
1983	67	46.2
1982	43	51.3
1981	86	41.1
1980	103	35.6
1979	1	72.5
1978	55	48.8
1977	79	43.7
1976	106	34.5
1975	59	48.0
1974	72	44.7
1973	50	49.6
1972	44	51.2
1971	26	55.8
1970	108	31.6
1969	31	55.0
1968	56	48.4
1967	71	44.9
1966	38	53.4
1965	64	47.0
1964	25	55.9
1963	73	44.6
1962	48	50.5
1961	16	57.3
1960	47	50.5
1959	57	48.4
1958	40	52.2
1957	20	57.1
1956	42	51.4
1955	53	49.2
1954	90	39.9
1953	62	47.1
1952	91	39.8
1951	114	1.5
1950	81	43.5
1949	37	53.7
1948	4	61.6
1947	22	56.7
1946	30	55.0
1945	7	61.0
1944	34	54.2
1943	89	40.2
1942	63	47.0
1941	99	37.9
1940	60	47.5
1939	35	54.0
1938	19	57.1
1937	15	57.8
1936	13	58.3
1935	107	34.3
1934	9	60.1
1933	87	40.6
1932	77	43.9
1931	88	40.4
1930	93	39.3
1929	8	60.2
1928	33	54.8
1927	41	52.0
1926	75	44.1
1925	96	38.9
1924	36	53.8
1923	92	39.8
1922	6	61.3
1921	95	39.2
1920	39	52.4
1919	66	46.5
1918	49	49.9
1917	11	59.0
1916	85	41.3
1915	97	38.8
1914	94	39.3
1913	54	48.8
1912	104	34.8
1911	113	7.7